If the twins did not comply with Meyers or her husband’s training schedule, they would be beaten. This abuse continued over time, with Meyers threatening to institutionalize them if they did not obey. Violet and Daisy Hilton continued to tour, appear in circus shows, and perform under the strict management of the Meyers for many years. Once, the twins even participated in a Bob Hope act. The sisters never saw a penny of the money they earned – estimated to be around $5,000 per week at the height of their popularity.

Leo Tanguma's murals at Denver International Airport weren't supposed to be controversial — but fate had other plans.Denver International Airport has an odd history as the source of countless conspiracy theories — though that’s not as outlandish as you might think. From the massive blue statue of a horse outside its doors (often dubbed “Blucifer”) to the unusual Denver Airport murals, it’s clear as soon as you arrive that this is no ordinary airport.

In the age of high-definition and LED, people have grown incredibly accustomed to the neon colors and artificial brightness that infuse our world. That’s why when we see technicolor macaws flying among tree canopies or slugs coated in pepto bismol pink, we’re reminded that nature can offer just as many stop-what-you’re-doing-and-check-this-out sights as your latest mobile app. A beautiful look at the world’s most incredibly colorful animals you’ve (probably) never seen:

A look inside how punk music emerged from the depths of 1970s and 1980s New York City in twenty-seven candid photographs.In the mid-1970s, a new incarnation of rock emerged in juxtaposition to the opulent and carnival-like music that had dominated the decade so far. It was punk rock, a music fast on pace and low on instrumentation with an anti-authoritarian ethos at its core. Punk’s geographical center could be found in New York City neighborhoods like the Lower East Side and the Bowery, which white flight and deindustrialization had left for dead.

Before a Spartan boy could be considered a man, he was put in the Krypteia – a secret squad that would sneak up on unsuspecting slaves and brutally murder them at will.Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg/Wikimedia CommonsThree Spartan boys practicing archery. The ancient Greek city-state of Sparta has made its way into modern minds as a land of warriors. During the fourth and fifth centuries B.C., the Spartans earned the respect and fear of much of the ancient world with their pursuit of military excellence at all costs.